This image left to right, Mosses Scurry, Anderson Hunt, David Butler, David Rice, Stacey Augmon, and Jerry Tarkanian in the middle (hidden) celebrate after the victory. Event is the NCAA National Championship basketball game in Denver Colorado where the Duke Blue Devils played the UNLV Rebels. The University of Nevada Las Vegas won the Game 103 to 73. UNLV dominated the game and never trailed; the 30 point win was the largest margin of victory in a championship game. UNLV finished the season with 35 wins and 5 losses. UNLVu2019s half-court pressure forced Duke into 14 first half turnovers on the way to a 47-35 halftime lead. In the second half UNLV went on an 18-0 run to turn a 57-47 lead into a 75-47 blowout with 13:18 left to play. Anderson Hunt was named the most valuable player scoring 29 points; Larry Johnson added 22; Greg Anthony 13 and Stacey Augmon 12. All 12 rebels played with 9 scoring. Photographer is Jeff Scheid
This image left to right, Mosses Scurry, Anderson Hunt, David Butler, David Rice, Stacey Augmon, and Jerry Tarkanian in the middle (hidden) celebrate after the victory. Event is the NCAA National Championship basketball game in Denver Colorado where the Duke Blue Devils played the UNLV Rebels. The University of Nevada Las Vegas won the Game 103 to 73. UNLV dominated the game and never trailed; the 30 point win was the largest margin of victory in a championship game. UNLV finished the season with 35 wins and 5 losses. UNLV’s half-court pressure forced Duke into 14 first half turnovers on the way to a 47-35 halftime lead. In the second half UNLV went on an 18-0 run to turn a 57-47 lead into a 75-47 blowout with 13:18 left to play. Anderson Hunt was named the most valuable player scoring 29 points; Larry Johnson added 22; Greg Anthony 13 and Stacey Augmon 12. All 12 rebels played with 9 scoring.